The investment catalog lists all the types of investment requests, corresponding to configurations for equipment, software or consumables that can be ordered in large quantities, in order to plan for the replenishment of stock. 

Code: Alphanumeric code used to select the catalog entry quickly during manual data entry. In this case, the description is automatically displayed.

• The code must be unique in the catalog.

Description: Description of the catalog entry called Category for actions in workflow steps.

Thumbnail Picture Path: Image of the catalog entry. Click [ CHANGE ] to select it.

Cannot Be Requested: When an object associated with a category is created, this indicates if the catalog entry can be selected from the list of categories available (box is checked) or not (box is not checked).

Impact: When an object associated with the catalog entry is created, this is the default impact level used to calculate the priority level assigned to the object.

• Priority = Impact + Urgency - 1

Default Urgency: When an object associated with the catalog entry is created, this is the default urgency level used to calculate the priority level assigned to the object.

• Priority = Impact + Urgency - 1
• When the recipient is associated with a VIP level  or when the equipment is associated with a critical level (indicated by  in forms), the urgency level and the priority level will automatically be decremented by one.

Form: Name of the form displayed when a request associated with the current catalog entry is created in order to obtain additional information.

SLA: Name of the SLA applicable to objects associated with the catalog entry, used to calculate the target resolution date.

• By default, the SLA is inherited from the parent category.

Workflow: Standard workflow applied when the object associated with the catalog entry cannot be solved during its creation in the quick call and requires a transfer.

• By default, the workflow is inherited from the higher-level catalog entry.

Note: Comments on the catalog entry. You can also add images or tables using HTML tags.

Equipment: List of equipment to be supplied for all requests submitted in the current catalog entry.

• Update: Click  in this tab.
• You can then modify the contents of the equipment for each request.

Software: List of software to be supplied for all requests submitted in the current catalog entry.

• Update: Click  in this tab.
• You can then modify the contents of the software for each request.

Consumables: List of consumables to be supplied for all requests submitted in the current catalog entry.

• Update: Click  in this tab.
• You can then modify the contents of the consumable for each request.

Attributes: List of attributes related to the current catalog entry, corresponding to additional non-standard parameters.

Discussions: List of discussions related to the current catalog entry, which users can access based on their domain and discussion visibility.

• Enter the keywords you want in the Search field and press Enter. 
• To cancel the search criteria and return to the complete list of discussions, provided you have the relevant rights, click within the box and then click .

Attachments: List of documents associated with the current catalog entry.

• Update: Click  in this tab.
• To cancel an existing link:

Application Perimeter - Locations: List of overrides defined for the current catalog entry depending on the user's location. Conditions specific to that location, instead of the general conditions, will apply (e.g. SLA, manager, workflow, costs, etc.).

• Update: Click  in this tab.
• Checkbox Available: Used to indicates if the entry catalog can be requested by a recipient belonging to the location (or lower-level locations) (box is checked) or not (box is not checked).

Application Perimeter - Departments: List of overrides defined for the current catalog entry depending on the user's department.

• Update: Click  in this tab.
• Only users belonging to one of the departments (or lower-level departments) can enter an object associated with the catalog entry.

History of Changes: List of all modifications made to the form of the current catalog entry.

• The fields taken into account are defined using rules in the history of changes accessible in Administration > Parameters > History Management.